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Electrospray device

US9731306B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz · CH
UNIVERSITAT BERN · CH

Inventors

David Hradetzky · Merdingen, DE
Erik Schkommodau · Liestal, CH
Stephan Bohringer · Weil am Rhein, DE
Amiq Gazdhar · Bern, CH
Thomas Geiser · Hinterkappelen, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 28, 2013
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 10, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2210/1039
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention related to a device (1) for spraying charged droplets of a liquid towards a target along a spraying direction, comprising: a reservoir (10) for storing the liquid (L), a first electrode (100) being arranged at an outlet (11) of said reservoir (10), a second electrode (200) forming a counter electrode to the first electrode (100) for accelerating said droplets (D) along the spraying direction (S), and a housing (30) holding the reservoir (10) as well as said electrodes (100, 200).

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